updated 03:20 pm EST, Wed February 23, 2011

Sony discontinues NEX-3 camera in Japan

Sony's entry mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the NEX-3, has now been discontinued by Sony Japan and is no longer in the company's webstore. Reasons for the 14.2-megapixel camera's demise aren't being divulged, but the exit is comprehensive. The NEX-3A, NEX-3K, and NEX-3D models are no longer available.

The cameras continue to be available in the US store, however, and the closely related NEX-5's status remains unchanged, in Japan or otherwise. [viaImpress]